What does tarot stand for?

▼ Ancient Italian Theory-According to historians' research, as early as14th century, some aristocrats in European countries had already played tarot cards, during which the Vatican banned tarot cards and characterized them as the devil's Atlas and pagan articles. In addition, the earliest known tarot cards appeared in Italy at the end of14th century15th century. The Italian poker game "tarocco" sounds similar to Tarot, with only 22 cards, which is similar to the 22 main cards of Grand Akana. At the same time, the meanings of love, victory, love, death, reputation, fate and future praised in Italian poetry are similar to those of tarot cards. Therefore, many people agree that Tarot originated in Italy. However, many scholars who study tarot cards believe that these evidences can only show that tarot cards once appeared in Europe, and they do not believe that tarot cards originated in Europe.

▼ Gypsy theory-scholars who study tarot cards believe that tarot cards are most likely brought to Europe by gypsies in Asia or Africa. They make a living by divination, and tarot cards are one of their divination methods. However, Gypsies are nomadic people who wander around. Is it possible to develop a very systematic philosophy of tarot cards? Tarot cards may not be the product of gypsies, they just learned from other civilizations.

▼ Ancient Egyptian Theory-Some people think that Tarot cards are products of ancient Egypt. Many people believe that after the destruction of Alexandria, Egypt, the Moroccan city of Fez has become a new world-class academic center, where scholars from all over the world are concentrated. Unfortunately, they didn't have a common language and characters, so they prepared an album full of mysterious symbols, and replaced the language and characters with pictures. Later, these pictures evolved into playing cards. This statement is unbelievable and has no factual basis, but there is another statement that is willing to go from ancient Egypt and is worth listening to.

Thoth (someone translated him as [Egyptian Moon God]) was one of the many gods in ancient Egypt, in charge of wisdom and magic, and also the inventor of numbers. Some people think that he invented two ambassadors and two big akanas in tarot cards as one of the rituals of Egyptian wizards' sacrifice.

There is not much truth in this statement. Tarot experts who believe in this theory all believe that Egypt must have relevant literature records. 1799, Napoleon's army found a piece of writing engraved with ancient Egyptians. Not only this clay tablet, but also other Egyptian documents have not found any records about tarot cards, which is a frustrating thing for believers of Egyptian theory. Whether this statement is right or wrong, it is undeniable that many tarot symbols originated in ancient Egypt.

▼ Judaism-After a series of studies, experts found that Tarot cards are closely related to Kabbalah of ancient Hebrews, which can be said to be quite acceptable. Kabbalah is the philosophy of ancient Jews. According to legend, it was taught by God to Moses (or Moses), which is a kind of knowledge that people cooperate with each other and enhance their spiritual strength. Twenty-two Akana cards of tarot cards are deeply related to the twenty-two letters of Hebrew and Kabala. Someone has compiled a comparison table of tarot cards and ancient Hebrew letters. The research on tarot cards in recent decades shows that the statement that tarot cards originated from ancient Jews is highly credible.

To sum up, the origin of tarot cards should be roughly as follows: First, the big Akana of tarot cards originated from Kabaka, an ancient Jew. Because of the frequent contact between ancient Jews and ancient Egyptians, they also absorbed many Egyptian religious symbols. With the frequent wars in the Middle East, the predecessor of Tarot almost disappeared. Later, gypsies didn't know how to use tarot cards, but I believe they probably didn't know much about the philosophical level of tarot cards. They used it as a divination tool. It spread to Europe between12nd century and14th century, and was soon banned by the Holy See. After the church's power weakened, tarot cards developed again, and new tarot cards were introduced one after another. Especially at the end of19th century, the research on tarot cards became more systematic after the researchers linked tarot cards with the scroll cultural relics of ancient Jewish esoteric religion, and Ryder Tarot cards were one of the representatives.

Two. Overview and mode of tarot cards;

Overview of tarot cards

The so-called tarot cards are a set of 78 cards with patterns, which are usually used to predict the future, or in layman's terms, fortune telling.

The origin of tarot cards is still unclear. Crusaders or Gypsies may have been introduced to Europe from Egypt or China. It is confirmed that Tarot cards appeared in Italy in the early14th century.

The 78 cards are divided into Little Walker (56 * * *) and Great Walker (22 * * *). Little Alkell's cards are very similar to the current playing cards, and they are also divided into four colors, namely, the big stick (plum blossom), the golden cup (heart), the sword (spades) and the disk (square) T. *** * Each suit 14 cards, including 10 cards (1 to. The design on the big Alkell card represents a very complicated symbol. Earlier, the big alker card was not numbered. Later, people numbered it 1-2 1, leaving a "madman" without a number or 0.

The earliest tarot cards were made by hand, and some were designed by famous painters.

When using Tarot cards, it is ok to use one-time payment or only use Big Alkell cards. The cards drawn each time are very important, and the relative position between cards is also very important. There are different rules to interpret tarot cards, such as the simple method of using only three cards, the traditional Celtic method, the English method and the astrological method.

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Tarot card design

The meanings of the four colors of Little alker Card are as follows:

Big stick: stands for elemental fire, symbolizing passion, energy and creation.

Disc: Representing the element diagram, symbolizing money, material and enjoyment.

Jinbei: stands for elemental water, symbolizing emotion, relationship, love and inspiration.

Sword: It represents the spirit of elements, symbolizing thought, wisdom, communication and conflict.

The name of each big alker card, different cards have different names. Usually a madman (fool, 0), a magician (magician, me), a priestess (high priestess, or pope, 2), a queen (queen, 3), an emperor (emperor, 4), a pope (bishop, or pope, 5), a lover (6) and a chariot (7).

3. Tarot card daily representative:

365438+ 0 days per month-Emperor

The fourth card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Emperor". His main source of strength is wisdom, which rules everything in the world. The emperor's position is supreme, and his authority cannot be questioned. When the card face is straight, it represents strong will and solid energy. The card is reversed, which means willfulness, tyranny and cruelty.

30th of each month-Empress

The third card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Queen", which symbolizes creative intelligence. She is the ultimate perfect woman, the mother who gave birth to the earth and the embodiment of our dreams and aspirations. When the face of the card is straight, this card represents charm, elegance and unreserved love. When the card is reversed, it means conceit, affectation and intolerance of defects.

29th of each month-Priestess

The second card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Priestess". She sat on the throne, looking calm and unfathomable. She has spirituality, can reveal hidden strengths and secrets, and then give people this knowledge. Therefore, when the cards are straight, they are quiet, intuitive, implicit and cautious. The cards are reversed, that is, secretive, suspicious, indifferent and dull.

28th of each month-Magician

The 1 card of Tarot Grand Akana is a magician, symbolizing wisdom, communication and information. There is a symbol representing infinity on the magician's head, sometimes represented by a wide hat, and sometimes a ball of light. This card has many interpretations. One is that magicians understand the endless nature of life and have power because of this understanding. So the stop sign represents diplomacy and shrewdness. Handstand means no scruples and speculative mentality.

27th of each month-Hermit

The ninth card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Hermit". He holds a lamp and crutches, which represents meditation, isolation and silence, and symbolizes the crystallization of wisdom and absolute discipline. A hermit is a strict tutor. He leads people on the right path with his own conscience. When the card face is straight, it represents persistence, goal, depth and concentration. Handstand means arbitrary, unforgivable, suspicious and discouraged.

26th of each month-electricity

Tarot card The eighth card of Grand Acana stands for "power". This card shows an elegant queen taming an angry lion. The queen symbolizes a witch, who can control uncontrollable energy and represents superior morality and physical strength. This card represents personal charm and determination to pursue success.

25th of each month-chariot

The seventh card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Chariot", and the winner on the card shows his great achievements in the world with a powerful posture. This card can be interpreted as: No matter how difficult the right path is, you must keep going. Upright stands for success, talent and efficiency. If you stand upside down, it implies an authoritarian attitude and a poor sense of direction.

24th of each month-lovers

The sixth card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Love", which symbolizes that all mankind can unite through the "love" of gender combination. When the face of the card is straight, this card represents a higher level of emotion and desire in morality, aesthetics and body. When you stand on your head, it means discontent, sentimentality and indecision.

23rd of each month-Pope

The fifth card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Pope", which is the interpreter of sacred mysteries and symbolizes human cognition and belief. Pope's knowledge is full of mystery, even abstract things are dominated by it. When the card face is straight, it shows confidence, no doubt and a correct understanding of things. Handstand is preaching, grandiose and arbitrary.

22nd of every month.-Stupid

The 22nd card of Tarot Grand Acana is "Stupid". The pattern is a person standing happily on the edge of a cliff. Some explanations are that he is stupid and lacks the ability of rational judgment; It was also pointed out that he was extremely spiritual and didn't care about reality. Generally speaking, it is to act on intuition, without the ability to refuse and resist; It also represents stupidity, impulsiveness and nothingness. However, the more mature among them will learn from life experience and then become their ideal people.

265438+ 0 days per month-World

The 2 1 card of Tarot Grand Akana is "World". On the card, there is a goddess running with a scepter. She has infinite power to cross the world to show the truth. This card shows that there is nothing on this planet that can't be obtained. The direct explanation of this card is high salary and integrity. When you stand on your head, you point out great obstacles, distractions and self-pity.

20th of each month-trial

The 20th card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Trial". This card encourages participants to put aside material constraints and seek a higher spiritual life. The pattern on the surface of the card is the day when the horn blows, symbolizing a brand-new day with great responsibility. This card has the positive characteristics of surpassing oneself and exploring unlimited potential. When you stand upside down, the sound of the horn is used as a metaphor. Most of them are good news, not bad news. They are easy to indulge in the pursuit of happiness and lack the ability to face sadness.

Monthly 19- day

Tarot card 19 "Sun" of Grand Akana is the best card of all. It symbolizes knowledge, vitality and luck, and also represents being respected and rewarded. This kind of card is timely, with clear, harmonious interpersonal relationship and good reputation and other positive characteristics. There are some negative characteristics in handstand, such as pride, conceit and hypocrisy.

Monthly1August

The tarot card 18 of Grand Acana is the "moon", which mainly represents the world of dreams, emotions and subconscious. Traditionally, the image of the moon is the embodiment of women's strength and emotion. Therefore, the significance of the card face lies in sensitivity, understanding and empathy. Handstand means emotional obedience and passive self-loss.

Monthly 17 days-star rating

The picture of 17 in Taro Grand Akana is "Star". In the picture, a naked girl is pouring fresh pool water on the scorched earth under the starry sky, and at the same time reviving stagnant water with another pomegranate. She represents the glory of life in the world, and also represents the slavery of material and senses. So the stars in the sky always remind her: don't forget that there is a higher spiritual world.

Monthly 16 days-tower

Taro Grand Akana 16 shows the "tower", in which the king was struck by lightning and fell from the tower, while the tower builder was hit on the head and died. The tower not only symbolizes the temporality of real things, but also represents the variability of interpersonal relationships and occupations. And these changes are often sudden and rapid. This card immediately shows that it can accept setbacks and bravely overcome protracted wars. When you stand on your head, it means getting carried away, doing what you should do and indulging in illusory imagination.

Monthly 15 days-devil

The 15 card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Demon". Influenced by strong sexual attraction, irrationality and enthusiasm, this card presents staggered fears and desires. The devil uses man's demand for safety and goldfish to make man his slave through the contradiction of human nature. The front of this card represents the charm of the senses and the expression of enthusiasm. But at the same time, the reverse side of the card also reminds us that even if the body is bound, the spirit can still fly freely.

Monthly 14 days-moderate

The 14 card of Tarot Grand Akana is "temperance". The card is a guardian angel, who can protect us and make us stable. The right face represents temperance, which can adjust our enthusiasm and help us acquire new knowledge and integrate into our daily life without going too far. However, handstand means frivolous and excessive pursuit of fashion.

Monthly 13 days-death

The most easily misunderstood card in Tarot Grand Akana is 13, which means "death". We seldom interpret it literally, because its positive significance is to put aside the past, transcend limitations and continue to grow. Therefore, this card is to let people avoid depression, pessimism or sadness.

Every month 12 days-upside down person

The 12 card of Tarot Grand Akana is "upside down". He hung upside down from the tree with one foot. Although he seems a little helpless, he is actually in charge of meditation and spiritual strength. Therefore, when the card face is positive, it means recognizing the limit, solving the problem, and having humanistic characteristics. Handstand represents mental limitations and lack of foresight.

165438+ 0 days per month-fair

The 1 1 card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Justice". On the card sat a serene woman with a balance in one hand and a sword in the other. She reminded us to follow the laws of the whole universe. As long as we stick to the right path, life can maintain balance and harmony. This card represents integrity, fairness, honesty and discipline. Handstand is a metaphor of negativity, alienation, fear of innovation and dissatisfaction.

Monthly 10 days-Wheel of Fortune

The 10 card of Tarot Grand Akana is the "wheel of fate", which symbolizes the reversal of fate. There is no true unchangeable truth in the world except change itself. This card shows a tendency to gamble, which will make life ups and downs. In fact, the success or failure of life is closely related to the wheel of fate; Therefore, the success or failure of life will not be fixed forever.

9th of each month-Hermit

The ninth card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Hermit". He holds a lamp and crutches, which represents meditation, isolation and silence, and symbolizes the crystallization of wisdom and absolute discipline. A hermit is a strict tutor. He leads people on the right path with his own conscience. When the card face is straight, it represents persistence, goal, depth and concentration. Handstand means arbitrary, unforgivable, suspicious and discouraged.

8th of each month-intensity

Tarot card The eighth card of Grand Acana stands for "power". This card shows an elegant queen taming an angry lion. The queen symbolizes a witch, who can control uncontrollable energy and represents superior morality and physical strength. This card represents personal charm and determination to pursue success. Handstand is a metaphor for complacency and abuse of power.

7th day of each month-chariot

The seventh card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Chariot", and the winner on the card shows his great achievements in the world with a powerful posture. This card can be interpreted as: No matter how difficult the right path is, you must keep going. Upright stands for success, talent and efficiency. If you stand upside down, it implies an authoritarian attitude and a poor sense of direction.

6th of every month-lovers

The sixth card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Love", which symbolizes that all mankind can unite through the "love" of gender combination. When the face of the card is straight, this card represents a higher level of emotion and desire in morality, aesthetics and body. When you stand on your head, it means discontent, sentimentality and indecision.

5th of every month-Pope

The fifth card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Pope", which is the interpreter of sacred mysteries and symbolizes human cognition and belief. Pope's knowledge is full of mystery, even abstract things are dominated by it. When the card face is straight, it shows confidence, no doubt and a correct understanding of things. Handstand is preaching, grandiose and arbitrary.

4th of every month-Emperor

The fourth card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Emperor". His main source of strength is wisdom, which rules everything in the world. The emperor's position is supreme, and his authority cannot be questioned. When the card face is straight, it represents strong will and solid energy. The card is reversed, which means willfulness, tyranny and cruelty.

The third day of every month-Queen

The third card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Queen", which symbolizes creative intelligence. She is the ultimate perfect woman, the mother who gave birth to the earth and the embodiment of our dreams and aspirations. When the face of the card is straight, this card represents charm, elegance and unreserved love. When the card is reversed, it means conceit, affectation and intolerance of defects.

2nd of each month-Priestess

The second card of Tarot Grand Akana is "Priestess". She sat on the throne, looking calm and unfathomable. She has spirituality, can reveal hidden strengths and secrets, and then give people this knowledge. Therefore, when the cards are straight, they are quiet, intuitive, implicit and cautious. The cards are reversed, that is, secretive, suspicious, indifferent and dull.

65438+ 0 days per month-Magician

The 1 card of Tarot Grand Akana is a magician, symbolizing wisdom, communication and information. There is a symbol representing infinity on the magician's head, sometimes represented by a wide hat, and sometimes a ball of light. This card has many interpretations. One is that magicians understand the endless nature of life and have power because of this understanding. So the stop sign represents diplomacy and shrewdness. Handstand means no scruples and speculative mentality.

Fourth, the relationship between tarot cards:

Major akana

As its name suggests, "Grand Akana" is a general fortune used to explain fate. Each card reflects different life opportunities, so the trump card in divination will become the focus of analysis. It gives us answers or information about big problems or the main situation at hand. At the same time, it provides us with high-level thinking guidance. These teachings reveal the answers to important questions at present.

Little Acana (Little Acana)

Little Akanaka is used to make up for the shortcomings of big Akanaka. If we want to know more about the truth of fate or each other's affairs, or want to know more about the place and time when things happened, we must learn through little Akanaka.

Among them, the character cards composed of attendants, knights, queens and emperors are also called court cards. Generally speaking, these cards are related to some important people in our lives. It not only tells us what we must learn and master, but also has some special wisdom that we should have.

In a word, little Akanaka and big Akanaka are closely related, and we can compare them before making a judgment.

Every tarot card has a symbol, which points out your inner thoughts, subconscious motives, hidden fears and desires, as well as your personality, long-term fortune and weaknesses.

Each tarot card also represents a course, with joy, pain, hope, change and rebirth, which is the reappearance of human life, whether physically, mentally or emotionally.

Each tarot card represents a character, including a warm and loving mother, a traditional and decent religious leader, an indomitable warrior and a hermit full of wisdom. They are both incarnations of real people and a part of yourself. Every tarot card has multiple meanings. For example, lovers not only represent romance, but also represent the choice to face love; It represents both material love and spiritual love, and the chariot represents victory and conquest, as well as strength and conflict.

At the same time, each tarot card also implies different meanings of positive and negative sides, depending on whether the position of the cards is positive or negative. For example, the moon, positive represents ideal, reverse represents confusion, and reverse represents temptation, depravity and freedom. But it mainly depends on the reader's views on the pros and cons.

Five, the main card story:

0? Fool a fool

Dionysus

Son of Dionysus, Zeus and Semele. Born in Zeus' thigh.

Zeus is an illegitimate child, raised by someone and taught by an excellent teacher.

Because of Hera, he wandered around and was tested.